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WISE of the Week: Anessah-Joyce Steadman-Hohaia, Year 7

WISE of the Week: Anessah-Joyce Steadman-Hohaia, Year 7

Oct 13, 2026

Anessa-Joice is an excellent example of respect, perseverance, and sincerity. She listens to and considers helpful advice, and is not afraid to learn. She brings a positive spirit to the classroom with her smile and warm nature. Although she is one of the younger students, she is reliable and truly ...

The Great HETA Hospitality Challenge

The Great HETA Hospitality Challenge

Oct 13, 2026

What happens when you take nine HETA Academy students, three of Waiheke’s top restaurants, three talented chefs and a whole lot of enthusiasm? The Great HETA Hospitality Challenge! In term 3, our Hospitality, Events, Travel and Adventure Tourism students swapped the classroom for the professional ...

Creative Industries End Year Show, 23rd October

Creative Industries End Year Show, 23rd October

Oct 6, 2026

The faculty of Creative Industries warmly welcomes you to our End of Year Show ‘Human Made’. This show primarily features the work of our senior students, spanning Food, Spatial and Product Design, Paint and Printmaking, Photography and Graphic Design.

Principal’s Pānui: Celebrating outstanding results on our internals

Principal’s Pānui: Celebrating outstanding results on our internals

Sep 25, 2026

We have spent this year directly challenging our students to stop settling for a pass being enough, and to live up to the academic potential we know they are capable of. The results have been outstanding with a summary of our internal results shown below. With the bulk of our internal programme now ...

Senior Drama students light up the school hall with full house performances of Wheeler’s Luck

Senior Drama students light up the school hall with full house performances of Wheeler’s Luck

Sep 25, 2026

In Week 7 of Term 3, our Senior Drama students lit up the school hall with two full houses for their performance of Wheeler’s Luck. This fast-paced, ridiculously funny production saw students embrace a broad range of characters as they told the story of a small New Zealand town standing up to an e...

Nurse Maggie’s Health Message: Managing Respiratory Infections

Nurse Maggie’s Health Message: Managing Respiratory Infections

Sep 5, 2026

Coughs, colds and flu are doing the rounds, as they do every year - most are mild viral bugs that clear up in a week or two with a bit of TLC. Here's our quick guide to caring for your teen at home, and the signs that mean it's time to call us.

Principal’s Pānui: Remarkable enthusiasm and achievement across the school

Principal’s Pānui: Remarkable enthusiasm and achievement across the school

Sep 4, 2026

The past few weeks have been filled with remarkable enthusiasm, achievement, and vibrant school spirit across Waiheke High School. I am thrilled to be able to celebrate the outstanding efforts of so many students in this week’s newsletter. Alongside the general dedication that we regularly see fro...

Senior Study Skills Evening Info Session, 3rd September 2026, 6.30-7.30pm

Senior Study Skills Evening Info Session, 3rd September 2026, 6.30-7.30pm

Aug 24, 2026

Senior Study Skills Evening Information Session, Thursday 3rd September 2026, 6.30-7.30pm in the main school foyer.Senior Study Skills Evening Information Session, Thursday 3rd September 2026, 6.30-7.30pm in the main school foyer.

Principal’s Pānui: Celebrating our progress and changes to the school donation

Principal’s Pānui: Celebrating our progress and changes to the school donation

Aug 7, 2026

I am delighted to begin this pānui by celebrating the incredible progress we are making together at Waiheke High School. Our recent data reveals that our collective efforts to prioritize learning and excellence are yielding real results for our students. Most notably, during term 2 we have seen a s...

Subject Selection Info Evening, 13th August 6-7pm

Subject Selection Info Evening, 13th August 6-7pm

Jul 28, 2026

Subject Selection Info Evening is on Thursday 13th August, 6-7 pm in the school hall. Year 10-12 students and whānau are invited to join us for our information evening.

Principal’s Pānui: Reaching milestones in our ongoing infrastructure upgrades

Principal’s Pānui: Reaching milestones in our ongoing infrastructure upgrades

Jul 24, 2026

It is easy to focus on the large, flashier projects that often dominate school wish lists, but true success in education is built on the foundations we don't always notice. Over the term break, we reached several milestones in our ongoing infrastructure upgrades - projects that might not be glamorou...

Lunches are available via Ezlunch – 5 Days a Week!

Lunches are available via Ezlunch – 5 Days a Week!

Jul 20, 2026

School lunches are available every school day through Ezlunch, order online and they will be delivered to the school.

Creative Industries Mid Year Show, 24th July

Creative Industries Mid Year Show, 24th July

Jul 2, 2026

Students, whānau and friends of our kura are warmly invited to the Creative Industries Mid Year Exhibition, ‘Human Made’ on Friday 24th July. This year the exhibition will span multiple locations, giving you the opportunity to see the new Creative Industries spaces.

Our own WHS Tiny Desk Concert with our music students in the library

Our own WHS Tiny Desk Concert with our music students in the library

Jul 1, 2026

It was so very wonderful to see a courageous and wildly talented bunch of students performing this June in the Waiheke Hish School library, in our very own version of a Tiny Desk concert.

Principal’s Pānui: Budgeting for our future

Principal’s Pānui: Budgeting for our future

Jun 19, 2026

Unfortunately, the “education investment” designed to “provide services to meet the needs of students” is not real - we are projected to have inflation exceed our budget increases yet again in 2026; further reducing our funding in real terms. Simply put: funding for New Zealand schools is go...